CANADIAN CONSTITUTION: Calumny, Love & the Secrets of Isaac Jelfs - Softcover

DODEK, ADAM

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1459709314 ISBN 13: 9781459709317

Publisher: Dundurn, 2013

Synopsis

The first-ever primer on Canada s Constitution for anyone who wants to understand the supreme body of law in the land. "The Canadian Constitution" makes Canada s Constitution readily accessible to readers for the first time. It includes the complete text of the "Constitution Acts of 1867" and "1982" as well as a glossary of key terms, a short history of the Constitution, and a timeline of important constitutional events. "The Canadian Constitution" also explains how the Supreme Court of Canada works and describes the people and issues involved in leading constitutional cases.Author Adam Dodek, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, provides the only index to the Canadian Constitution as well as fascinating facts about the Supreme Court and the Constitution that have never been published before. This book is a great primer for those coming to Canada s Constitution for the first time as well as a useful reference work for students and scholars."

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Review:

...a valuable resource for scholars and students alike... (Resource Links)

About the Author:

Adam Dodek is an award-winning law professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law. He teaches and writes about the Canadian Constitution and the Supreme Court of Canada and has worked at the Supreme Courts of Canada and Israel and the U.S. Court of Appeals. Adam lives in Ottawa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1459709314
• ISBN 13: 9781459709317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1